EUGENE_DELACROIX__GREECE_ON_THE_RUINS_OF_MISSOLONGHI

EUGENE DELACROIX: GREECE ON THE RUINS OF MISSOLONGHI Eugene Delacroix’s work entitled “Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi” is one of much drama and emotion. The composition is an oil painting on canvas. Delacroix shows the viewer a scene of a woman standing on a rocky cliff above water. An arm of a dead man is protruding from underneath the rocks, and in the immediate distance stands a man holding some sort of walking stick or spear. Delacroix's technique, in which he applied contrasting colors with small strokes of the brush, creating a particularly vibrant effect, is clearly demonstrated in this painting. The woman figure in this scene is idealistic. The drapery of her dress outlines her body accentuating her thighs and chest. She is in an unnatural pose as she gazes out into the distance. The emotion on her face is one of worry and lost hope. Her clothing reflects and tells the viewer of her culture. The vibrantly colored, embroidered hat and sky-blue velvet coat project and image of a woman from the upper –middle class of society. Shadowing of the creases of her coat creates depth and dimension. The viewer’s eyes are drawn to all areas work, woman, scene, red, man, front, emotion, delacroix, dead, clothing, background, viewer’s, viewer, side, painting, one, man’s, left, figure, eyes, drawn, distance, detail, composition, color, coat, because, art, arm, middle, write, worry, works, woman’s, water